To enable NTP on the vCenter Server Appliance 6.0:
- Open a console session to the vCenter Server Appliance and press ALT+F1.
- Log in using the root user credentials.
- Run this command to view the current settings:
ntp.get
For example:
Config:
Status: Down
Servers:
- Run this command to add an NTP server:
ntp.server.add –servers ntp_servername
- Run this command to enable the NTP server:
timesync.set –mode NTP
- Run this command to verify the NTP server settings:
ntp.get
Note: To remove an NTP server, run this command:
ntp.server.delete –-servers ntp_servername